AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is true of ferns and daisies?
A
Ferns have flowers and daisies do not.
B
Ferns have stems and daisies do not.
C
Ferns do not produce seeds and daisies do.
D
Ferns do not produce spores and daisies do.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ferns are non-flowering and do not bear fruits or seeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ferns generally reproduce by producing spores. Similar to flowering plants, ferns have roots, stems and leaves. However, unlike flowering plants, ferns do not have flowers or seeds; instead, they usually reproduce sexually by tiny spores or sometimes can reproduce vegetatively, as exemplified by the walking fern.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some plants don’t produce flowers and seeds. Plants such as ferns and mosses are called nonflowering plants and produce spores instead of seeds. There is also another group called the Fungi, that include mushrooms, and these also reproduce by spores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ferns are the first land plants and the first plants with a vascular system for transport of water and minerals; these plants make motile male gamete that needs water for fertilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants are divided into two big groups, based on how they reproduce: Plants that produce seeds (flowering plants and cone plants). Plants that produce spores (ferns, mosses, liverworts and green algae).

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